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Perspective
 | May 2, 2013

Three Questions: Shale Oil and Gas on the Cusp?

How does natural gas development impact the manufacturing chain?
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Podcast | May 2, 2013

Podcast: How U.S. Shale Oil and Gas Production Affects Manufacturing

Increased shale oil and natural gas development is having a ripple effect throughout manufacturing, with historic low prices and vast deposits in the U.S pushing industrial users to consider natural g
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This ball valve was described in six different ways—with different part numbers and prices—in the company’s MRO master catalog.
Don’t Overlook MRO Data
Blog Post | March 28, 2013

Siemens on Oil and Gas, Ethics Questions for Leaders

Helmuth Ludwig sees the companies in Houston as a key part of the manufacturing renaissance happening in the U.S. Frank Bucaro poses eight ethics questions every leader should ask themselves.
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Column
 | March 26, 2013

Quality Is a Competitive Advantage

Companies spend a lot of time on financial and competitive analysis, but many fail to realize that the most significant threat to their business can come from within.
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Feature Article
 | March 15, 2013

Vapor Clouds: Fires and Ongoing Learning

The U.S.
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Typical products designed for hazardous areas
Feature Article
 | March 15, 2013

Products and Processes: Explosion-Proof and Intrinsically Safe

While hazardous conditions are a fact of life in industrial plants, end users, safety organizations and automation suppliers are doing everything they can to ensure products are explosion-proof, proce
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FPG fire, July 2010
Case Application
 | March 4, 2013

After a Refinery Fire: Inside the Plant Safety Assessment Process

After series of refinery fires at Taiwan-based Formosa Plastics Group, the Taiwanese government shutdown more than 50 FPG plants in one year to re-establish safe processes.
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News
 | February 5, 2013

ABB Wins Order to Upgrade Oil Transportation Infrastructure in Italy

Power and automation systems vendor ABB has won a contract worth about $40 million to extend the export terminal of the eni refinery in Taranto, located in the “Mar Grande” bay on the Ionian Sea in so
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Subsea tube bending
Case Application
 | January 30, 2013

Siemens Subsea Adopts Automated Tube Bending

Siemens Subsea upgrades to an automatic, all-electric Unison tube bender to speed production of small-bore hydraulic tubes for undersea oil and gas recovery.
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News
 | January 28, 2013

First Field Demonstration of Foundation for Remote Operations Management Technology

Petrobras, Brazil's oil giant, will host first demonstration showcasing remote operations management solution.
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